On Monday I met my brand new godson. He was a cute one, even though he kinda looked like an angry little gnome. It was almost fifteen years ago when I last time saw a that newborn baby, so I was surprised at how small he was. Even though he was perfectly normal size for a baby.

A new guy naturally needs a new hat. This time I tried a new pattern, and this one was really nice to knit. Hat is knitted from cord to cord, sideways. Increasing and decreasing kept me awake and I even managed to do short rows without problems. With a yarn this thick it was a very quick knit. We'll see, how well it fits the little guy. It's a bit too big for now, you see, but luckily at least not as big as the previous gift hat. Yes, progress!

I didn't like the yarn that much though. I impulse bought it early fall last year, and decided to try it for this project cause it had the right thickness. Otherwise it was okay, but it broke to strands very easily, and therefore knitting was a pain. I had to frog my stitches and re-knit them over and over again. But the yarn is lovely soft though, so I guess the baby will like it.

With the hat I gave a rainbow sea horse toy I bought from Stockholm. At least one certain godmother loves it very much. I don't love that little hair in the pictures though (yes, now you all will notice it when I pointed it out), it's so infuriating when you realize things like that only afterwards when the picture is already taken and hat gifted away. At least it's not pink, so it's most likely not mine. I blame the family member who has a moustache.